I’m Not Saying Stop Reading My Blog, But…
Yesterday, I came across a fascinating piece by William Deresiewicz in The Chronicle Review, the magazine insert of The Chronicle […]
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Fall for the Book
Another Sister Souljah Moment…
…this one at the Barnes & Noble in Durham, N.C. It’s been nearly 17 years since the Bill Clinton-Sister Souljah
George Mason University
An Overly Sexual Syllabus?
A new edition of The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction not only prompted some changes in my syllabus after
Interviews, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Ed Southern: Close To Home, But Seeing The Literary World From Many Angles
Today, Ed Southern marks his one-year-and-one-month anniversary as executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. But even with only
Writing
Philip Lopate At The Writer’s Center
Philip Lopate headlined the Writer’s Center‘s 32nd birthday celebration last night — complete with cake, champagne and a crowd of
George Mason University, North Carolina Literature, Writing
Long Week, No Posts… Until Now, Of Course…. On Book World, George Mason University, The N.C. Writers Network, Public/Private & More
What a week. In the midst of many doom-and-gloom predictions, the Washington Post made an announcement this week about dropping Book World
Interviews, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Matthew Vollmer on Crafting Short Stories
Matthew Vollmer’s short fiction has appeared in a wide range of notable journals, including The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review,
Writing
Tara Laskowski Wins 2009 Kathy Fish Fellowship at SmokeLong Quarterly
Tara Laskowski, featured frequently on this site (if too often only incidentally), was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Poetry
McIntyre’s Books & N.C. Poetry Society
Top on this week’s list of events in the Triangle area of North Carolina is a reading by poets from
Interviews, Southern Literature, Writing
Dallas Hudgens On Second Novels
In Dallas Hudgens’ first novel, Drive Like Hell, 16-year-old Luke Fulmer gets his license, steals the neighbor’s car, and almost
Mysteries/Thrillers
“Well, it’s a genre novel, so….”
Over the past few days, I’ve heard some version of the phrase above more than a couple of times from
Fall for the Book, George Mason University, Mysteries/Thrillers, Poetry, Writing
A Quaint And Curious Volume
Edgar Allan Poe turns 200 on Monday, January 19, and the bicentennial has prompted a series of celebrations in several